TR EMERITUS

This is so depressing news. According to CNA online, the number of suicide cases in Singapore among those aged between 20 to 29 remains highest last year. 71 people in that age group committed suicide last year, ie, about one in every 5 days. Moreover, suicide remains the leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 29. According... 

I mentioned that I met Professor Yu Wei Shin, nearly a month ago in my piece “I KNOW I AM ATTRACTIVE – I JUST DON’T KNOW WHO I AM ATTRACTIVE TO.” (15 July 2020), via my Linkedin feed. Professor Yu had mentioned that he had read my pieces on TRemeritus and that he was an ex-Singaporean. My brief acquaintance with Professor... 

I got to confess that I am an unsuccessful son of a very successful man. My father was at one stage, one of the top advertising film photographers in town. His success was such that it reached the stage where hiring my father was considered a higher status symbol than flying in an expatriate to do the job. I, by contrast have...